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can't open link in a NEW window (9 posts)

  1. firstsource
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    When I go to insert a link, by default Wordpress sets it to open in the same window, but when I change the target to open in a new window, the setting will not stay. I'll change the setting, insert the link, then save the blog post, but every time I go check if it worked or not, the link keeps opening in the same window. (and yes I refreshed the page and it still doesnt work). When I go back in to Wordpress to edit the post, I find that the setting is indeed changed back to "open target in same window"

    How can I get the "open in new window" setting to stick??

  2. dansg
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    1. Global Change for links to open new window
    File: index.php
    Find: <head> tag
    Add: <base target=”_blank”>

    2. Article Titles
    File: index.php
    Find: tag with “storytitle” class
    Add: target=”_self” inside     tag

    3. Category Links
    File: /wp-includes/template-functions-category.php
    Find: function the_category
    Add in 3 spots: target=”_self” inside     tags

    4. Comments Link
    File: /wp-includes/template-functions-comment.php
    Find: function comments_popup_link
    Add: target=”_self” inside     tag

    5. Calendar (sidebar)
    File: /wp-includes/template-functions-general.php
    Find: function get_calendar
    Add in 3 spots: target=”_self” inside     tags

    6. Category Links (sidebar)
    File: /wp-includes/template-functions-category.php
    Find: function list_cats
    Add: target=”_self” inside     tag (near bottom inside Foreach loop)

    7. Archive Links (sidebar)
    File: /wp-includes/template-functions-general.php
    Find: function get_archives_link
    Add in 2 spots: target=”_self” inside     tags

    8. Search Form (sidebar)
    File: index.php
    Find: <form> tag
    Add: target=”_self” inside <form> tag

    9. Misc. Links (sidebar) i.e. About Me
    File: /index.php
    Find: any instances
    Add: target=”_self” inside     tags

    10. Comments Form submit
    File: /wp-comments.php
    Find: <form> tag
    Add: add target=”_self” attribute

    I believe this this infomration helps.

    Best regards
    Dan

  3. firstsource
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Hmm, thank you so much for the legnthy reply, it looks like it could be very helpful, but honestly I have no idea what it means.

  4. moshu
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    [he has to learn how to post code...]

  5. deanhatescoffee
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    If you have the WYSIWYG editor on, turn it off and try again. I find that the WYSIWYG editor often screws up well-intentioned code.

  6. moshu
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    ?
    there is no wysiwyg here - I was referring to dansg's post above... which is a mess because he didn't read the instructions about posting code.

  7. firstsource
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    where would i go to turn the WYSIWYG editor off?

  8. firstsource
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    oh nevermind i found out how to turn the editor off. but if i do, will it mess up my previous posts? will it change all the code into a big old mess? :(

  9. deanhatescoffee
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    @ firstsource - Turning it off won't mess up anything you've already done. :)

    @ moshu - I was referring to firstsource's question, not dansg's reply. :)

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